THE INJURED WAS3OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL A SCOOP WITH A CHAIN WHEN THE CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE FACE AND HEAD.
Ace #64 Mine: 9 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Ace #64 Mine (mine ID 4604940). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Dec 1986
- Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc 1975 to present
- Country Boy Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
- Osborne Brothers Construction Company Inc 1986 to 1986
- Black Horse Coal Mining & Sales Inc 1986 to 1987
- W C & H Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1988
- Mels Enterprises Inc 1988 to 1989
Ace #64 Mine sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Reportable incidents
9 on file1986 · 3 incidents
INJ GETTING INT2 SCOOP WHEN ROCK FELL OUT AND STRUCK INJ ON LEFT COLLAR BONE.
A PIECE OF DRIL5 STEEL WAS LAYING OVER TOP OF CONTROLS AND ROLLED OFF ON THE CONTROLS ENGAGEING THE UP PRESSURE ON THE BOLTER HEAD CATCHING THE LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE BOLTER HEAD M ASHING PART OF 7HE THUMB OFF OF THE LEFT HAND
1983 · 6 incidents
EE WAS MAKING FIREBOSS EXAMINATION OF BELT ENTRY. HE WAS CRAWLING OVER TO THE TRANSFORMER FOR #3 BELT HEAD. HE SET HIS KNEE DOWN ON A SHARP PIECE OF R OCK ON THE BOTTOM.
EMPLOYEE WAS A SCOOP OPERATOR. HE WAS LOADING A BOX OF RESIN INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET. TH TURNED TH THROW THE RESIN, STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON A BELT MOVE HE WAS PICKING UP BELT STRUCTURE AND THROWING IT TO THE SIDE, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING LID OFF TOP OF CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
ROOF FALL NO 6 ENTRY 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD NO 681
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER HE WAS INSTALLING A BOLT INTO THE HOLE WHEN HE HIT THE ROTATION LEVER CAUSING THE BOLT TO COME AROUND AND STRIKE HIM IN THE LEFT WRIST